Jun Ji-hyun

Jun Ji-hyun
Jun in March 2025
Born
Wang Ji-hyun

(1981-10-30) 30 October 1981
Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea[1]
Other namesGianna Jun
EducationDongguk University (BA, MA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1997–present
AgentIeum Hashtag
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Spouse
Choi Joon-hyuk
(m. 2012)
Children2[2]
Korean name
Hangul
왕지현
Hanja
王智賢
RRWang Jihyeon
MRWang Chihyŏn
Stage name
Hangul
전지현
Hanja
全智賢
RRJeon Jihyeon
MRChŏn Chihyŏn
Signature

Wang Ji-hyun (Korean왕지현; born 30 October 1981), known professionally as Jun Ji-hyun (전지현), is a South Korean actress and model. She rose to fame with her role in the romantic comedy film My Sassy Girl (2001), which was popular in several Asian countries.[3] She has also starred in Il Mare (2000), Windstruck (2004), The Thieves (2012), The Berlin File (2013) and Assassination (2015). Jun also found success in television with dramas My Love from the Star (2013–2014) and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016–2017), as well as the Netflix series Kingdom (2021).

Jun has received multiple awards, including two Best Actress trophies at the Grand Bell Awards and a Grand Prize for Television at the Baeksang Arts Awards. Her success in film and television has established her as a top hallyu star. She is referred to as one of "The Troika," along with Kim Tae-hee and Song Hye-kyo, collectively known by the acronym "Tae-Hye-Ji".[4]

  1. ^ 전지현. Cinefox (씨네폭스) (in Korean). Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Actress Jun Ji-hyun gives birth to second son". Yonhap News Agency. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "K-Wave". Nepali Times. 3 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  4. ^ "'Tae-Hye-Ji' sweeping Korea's entertainment biz". Kpop Herald. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2024.